{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-29-5-50","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 29-5-50","heading":"Lienor's preference over contractor.","body":"Any person claiming a lien under the provisions of this chapter who shall have given the notice provided for herein shall be entitled to be paid in preference to the contractor at whose instance the labor was performed or material furnished and no payment by the owner to the contractor thereafter shall operate to lessen the amount recoverable by the person so giving the notice.","path":["Title 29 - MORTGAGES AND OTHER LIENS","CHAPTER 5 Mechanics' Liens"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t29c005.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:58:24Z","sha256":"f64505a90702cda3251a1702822c5a482a19d7ef610c48324efabea3ac68fa83","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-29-5-40","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-29-5-60"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}